AstraZeneca (AZN)

Sector:

Pharma and Biotech

Index:

FTSE 100

11,042.00p
   
  • Change Today:
    -164.00p
  • 52 Week High: 13,276.00
  • 52 Week Low: 9,501.00
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 1,550.29m
  • Volume: 2,329,887
  • Market Cap: £171,184m
  • RiskGrade: 123

Sector movers: Defensives knocking at technical resistance's door

By Alexander Bueso

Date: Saturday 20 Aug 2022

LONDON (ShareCast) - (Sharecast News) - Interest rate sensitive segments of the FTSE 3500 dragged the index lower at the end of the week, as investors digested a flurry of Fed speakers overnight whose overarching message appeared to be that interest rates would remain higher for longer, although there were slight variations as to just how high.
Worth keeping in mind was the significant impact that rates in the US had on UK financial markets.

Hence the declines seen Household Goods & Home Construction or REITS or real estate investment services.

Nevertheless, a 0.85% drop in Sterling's value against the Greenback to 1.1829 meant that the FSTE 350 ended the day only marginally lower, flattish even.

Going the other way, defensives including Big Pharma and Tobacco stocks pushed higher, alongside Big Oil.

Worth noting perhaps, AstraZeneca stock notched up a fresh record high with its US-traded ADRs not far behind.

In parallel, British American Tobacco shares were knocking at the door of near-term technical resistance around the 3,551p area. as were those of oil giant BP.

Top performing sectors so far today

Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology 20,728.53 +1.69%

Personal Care, Drug and Grocery Stores 4,277.11 +1.43%

Beverages 30,125.14 +1.19%

Oil, Gas and Coal 7,823.48 +1.11%

Tobacco 36,583.22 +0.50%

Bottom performing sectors so far today

Automobiles & Parts 1,770.75 -4.91%

Travel & Leisure 6,331.06 -2.13%

Household Goods & Home Construction 11,891.02 -2.04%

Real Estate Investment Trusts 2,817.64 -2.02%

Real Estate Investment & Services 2,590.41 -1.95%

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AstraZeneca Market Data

Currency UK Pounds
Share Price 11,042.00p
Change Today -164.00p
% Change -1.46 %
52 Week High 13,276.00
52 Week Low 9,501.00
Volume 2,329,887
Shares Issued 1,550.29m
Market Cap £171,184m
RiskGrade 123

AstraZeneca Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
more star ratings
Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
92.03% below the market average92.03% below the market average92.03% below the market average92.03% below the market average92.03% below the market average
100% below the sector average100% below the sector average100% below the sector average100% below the sector average100% below the sector average
Price Trend
6.17% above the market average6.17% above the market average6.17% above the market average6.17% above the market average6.17% above the market average
52.00% above the sector average52.00% above the sector average52.00% above the sector average52.00% above the sector average52.00% above the sector average
Income
88.49% below the market average88.49% below the market average88.49% below the market average88.49% below the market average88.49% below the market average
33.33% below the sector average33.33% below the sector average33.33% below the sector average33.33% below the sector average33.33% below the sector average
Growth
88.65% above the market average88.65% above the market average88.65% above the market average88.65% above the market average88.65% above the market average
94.12% above the sector average94.12% above the sector average94.12% above the sector average94.12% above the sector average94.12% above the sector average

What The Brokers Say

Strong Buy 9
Buy 15
Neutral 5
Sell 0
Strong Sell 1
Total 30
buy
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AstraZeneca Dividends

  Latest Previous
  1st Interim 2nd Interim
Ex-Div 08-Aug-24 22-Feb-24
Paid 09-Sep-24 25-Mar-24
Amount 100.00¢ 197.00¢

Trades for 31-Oct-2024

Time Volume / Share Price
16:09 179,211 @ 11,160.00p
16:51 488 @ 11,042.00p
16:51 142 @ 11,042.00p
16:35 3,725 @ 11,042.00p
16:35 75 @ 11,042.00p

AstraZeneca Key Personnel

Chair Michel Demare

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